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Preserve what shows position, visibility, and timing

Scene geometry can help organize the account of a crash. Preserve photographs or video showing vehicle positions, visible damage, lane or roadway alignment, traffic controls, lighting, obstructions, and sight lines. Do not alter original files; keep the date, time, device, and source information when available.

• Photograph vehicles before repairs or removal when it is safe to do so.
• Save dashcam footage and identify the camera, recording period, and original file.
• Record the names and contact information of witnesses, drivers, and passengers if available.
• Keep photographs of injuries and property condition as part of the chronological file.

Keep original digital evidence

Vehicle or device data may provide another part of the sequence. Keep information about the vehicle, installed recording systems, relevant applications, and any communications or trip records associated with the event. Avoid making technical conclusions from a file without knowing how it was created or preserved.

A chronological file

Organize materials in time order so changes in vehicle condition, medical care, communications, and insurance handling can be followed. Keep a copy of the original and a working copy for notes. A simple chronology can connect the scene to later records without adding unsupported conclusions.

• Start with the date, approximate time, location description, and people involved.
• Place scene photographs, dashcam files, and witness details next.
• Add the crash report or request information and identify its issuing or investigating agency when known.
• Add insurer correspondence, estimates, vehicle-storage or repair documents, and trip records when applicable.
• Keep medical and employment documents in their original form and note when each was received.

Track gaps without filling them by assumption

If a record is missing, note who may hold it and when it was requested. Preserve messages and emails that explain whether footage, vehicle data, reports, or claim materials remain available.

Preserve, organize, and identify open questions

First, address immediate safety and medical needs. Then preserve the scene evidence that may disappear: photographs, dashcam files, witness details, vehicle condition, and relevant messages. Do not discard damaged parts, overwrite recordings, or modify original digital files when preservation is reasonably possible.

• Write a factual account while memories are fresh, separating what you saw from what someone else told you.
• Request or identify the crash report and retain the request and response.
• Notify relevant insurers according to the applicable policy or claim process and keep copies of communications.
• Ask repair, storage, towing, and medical providers for records connected to the event.
• Review the chronology for missing dates, unidentified record holders, and disputed facts.

Keep the review fact-specific

For a topic-specific review, gather the vehicle, scene, witness, crash-report, insurance, and trip materials before drawing conclusions. Questions about a particular event depend on the records and facts available for that event.